Around Town
National Music Museum plans on renovation, expansion
The National Music Museum (NMM) has gotten the green-light for their planned expansion following the passage of House Bill 1065. NMM plans to move forward to add 16,000 square feet to the already in place Carnegie Building. This space will be used to add two floors plus an underground level. The proposal for expansion was […]
Danny Rambo Jr. pleads guilty in sexual assault case
A former USD football player arrested last fall on rape charges has pleaded guilty. Danny Rambo Jr. pleaded guilty on Feb. 9 with a class one misdemeanor for sexual content without consent with a person incapable of consenting. Rambo was originally charged with one count of second-degree rape. Rambo will serve 10 days in jail starting Nov. […]
‘Enough Is Enough:’ March For Our Lives brings up gun regulation, school safety issues
Hundreds of Vermillion residents, K-12 and USD students and educators alike marched on Main Street on Saturday afternoon. This march was one of hundreds of sister marches across the country in support of victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., as well as the Great Mills High School shooting in […]
Cherry Street sees new emergency stoplight technology
Stoplights on Vermillion’s Cherry Street have been fitted with new technology to trigger emergency lights which will help emergency vehicles proceed without accidents. Opticom, the new technology, is activated when the emergency vehicles are approaching an intersection with its emergency lights and sirens on. The Opticom technology will change the lights from two to three […]
‘The Heights’ development project aims to bring growth for USD and city of Vermillion
An empty lot south of Alumni Street is in the process of becoming the new Dakota Commons Development District to feature residential student housing and commercial building space. Eagle Construction Inc., a Sioux Falls construction company, is planning to develop a 210-bed mix-use student housing complex and a separate 5,000 square foot commercial building, along with 232 parking spaces known as “The Heights.buy […]
Vermillion City Council agrees to sponsor the WNIT tournament game
The Vermillion City Council agreed to use $5,000 of the Bed, Board and Booze (BBB) fund to allow the university to host a Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) Basketball game at their meeting on Monday night. The university has an opportunity to host a WNIT tournament game this coming Thursday as they advance into the […]
Tau Kappa Epsilon prepares for TKE Fight Night
Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) will continue their philanthropic event TKE Fight Night after last year’s fight was cancelled for the first time in 10 years. TKE members said they’re looking forward to this year’s fight on April 19 in the Sanford Coyote Sport Center, and they’ve learned from last year’s mistakes. The fight TKE Fight […]
Congresswoman Kristi Noem visits campus, kicks off campaign
Congresswoman and gubernatorial candidate Kristi Noem visited campus Friday morning to kick off her campaign for governor. Students and community members were invited to ask the candidate questions about what’s going on in Washington, in South Dakota and with her campaign plans. Noem wanted the event to be a “candid conversation,” she said. Some of the […]
Vermillion Realtors preparing for influx of student clients
Students at USD are beginning to weigh their options for where they want to live for the next academic year. While some live on campus, some students decide to live off campus. Real estate agencies in Vermillion are starting to prepare for the off campus business. Maloney Real Estate, Premier Real Estate and Dakota Realty […]
House Bills for DakotaDome, National Music Museum updates awaiting governor’s approval
Two state House Bills, which would fund updates to the DakotaDome and the National Music Museum, were passed by the state Senate on Feb. 7 and are awaiting the governor’s signature. House Bill 1060 would appropriate a sum of $14.5 million privately raised donations, $6.4 million capital funds held at USD and $5.4 million from […]